If Winnfield was feeling good fresh off their 9-2 takedown of Lakeside on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Winnfield Tigers fell just short of the Lakeside Warriors by a score of 6-5 on Friday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Warriors earlier this season, when they won 9-2.
Caplan Young
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Caplan Young was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Jacob Whisonant, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Young wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Winnfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for Winnfield: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.2.
Winnfield's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Lakeside, they moved to 7-10 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
While Winnfield had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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